19 h. ago How much did Alex Honnold get paid for Netflix skyscraper climb?

The rock climber, 40, scaled the 508-metre skyscraper without ropes in a live-streamed Netflix event that took 1 hour and 35 minutes to complete

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58 h. ago ‘I feel like I’ll never be cold again’: How tennis stars coped with Melbourne heat | Tumaini Carayol

Extreme heat wreaked havoc on Saturday’s schedule but tennis has changed its ways of dealing with extreme heatEven before the first set and first hour of his match elapsed, Tomas Machac had asked the umpire for the tournament doctor, trainer and pickle juice, the drink du jour for tackling cramps. Those preventive measures taken in the intense early stages of his third-round tussle with Lorenzo Musetti proved to be sensible, for the pair would spend a brutal four hours, 25 minutes on court.Four hours of that took place inside an open John Cain Arena, a furnace in suffocating heat. “We knew today was going to be really, really hot,” Musetti said. “I think I managed well to finish the match without cramping.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Glam nurse struck off after napping for '4 hours and 24 minutes' during shift

Nurse Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, 25, has been struck off from nursing after she was caught sleeping on six occasions while working a night shift and 'endangering patients lives', the tribunal hear

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1 week ago Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer

Research finds minor changes in physical activity could hugely reduce number of premature deathsJust five extra minutes of exercise and half an hour less sitting time each day could help millions of people live longer, according to research highlighting the potentially huge population benefits of making even tiny lifestyle changes.Until now, evidence about reducing the number of premature deaths assumed that everyone must meet specific targets, overlooking the positives of even minor increases in physical activity. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The hidden hierarchy of tennis practice courts: ‘I was back in the park, smelling the weed’

The unwritten rule in professional tournaments? Do not hog the practice court. But as leading players testify – the reality is very differentOn a cool Wednesday afternoon before the US Open last year, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev were busy fine-tuning their games in an intense practice set at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison, semi-finalists in the mixed doubles tournament, were scheduled to take their place at the hour and the American pair duly arrived a couple of minutes before their allotted slot.An amusing scene soon unfolded. Medvedev and Zverev were clearly desperate to continue playing for a little longer, but their court time had run out. The pair began to sheepishly deliberate over whether to attempt to play another game, even lining up on the baseline again, and they still occupied the court past the hour. Finally, they admitted defeat, allowing Collins and Harrison, who had been standing quietly on the sidelines, to begin....

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2 w. ago Power cut 'traps' ambulance crew in depot as grandfather dies struggling to breathe

Peter Coates made a desperate call to 999 in the early hours - but it took ambulance crews more than 45 minutes to reach him.

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2 w. ago Grandad died struggling to breathe after power outage which trapped 999 crew in depot

An ambulance was supposed to take a matter of minutes to reach Peter Coates, but arrived more than half an hour later after a power cut stalled the crew

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2 w. ago Parents branded 'selfishly oblivious' for taking toddler to 3

A couple have been branded "selfishly oblivious" by cinema-goers after they took their young toddler to a showing of the latest Avatar film, which runs for a whopping three hours and 17 minutes

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3 w. ago Lookman shines in Nigeria romp while Salah scores to help Egypt reach Afcon last eight

It’s not supposed to be like this. Nigeria, for at least two decades, have been a team that huffed and puffed, struggled with the weight of their own history and expectation, seemed always less than the sum of their parts. Even as they won the tournament in 2013, or got to the final in 2024, the sense of effort was palpable. Nothing came easily to them. They’re not meant to be a side who canter through last-16 ties.But on a foul night in Fez, though, the rain leaching across the stadium, Nigeria, inspired by Ademola Lookman, produced a performance of emphatic attacking quality and effectively had the game won with two goals before the half hour. Lookman put them ahead after 20 minutes with his third goal of the tournament, a typical finish into the top corner after a clever cutback from Akor Adams. Five minutes later, it was Lookman’s cross that Victor Osimhen turned in to make it 2-0. The same combination added a third two minutes into the second half, and whatever sliver of hope r...

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3 w. ago Masked Singer performance cut from show after Switzerland bar tragedy accidentally broadcast on TV

A CLIP from The Masked Singer - which was edited out of the ITV episode broadcast on Saturday - has accidentally aired online. Fans of the family-friendly series were stunned as the Red Panda character was axed just hours before the hit reality show was broadcast. ITV cut 10 minutes from the episode and removed...

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3 w. ago Months in planning, over in two and a half hours: how the US snatched Maduro

The operation to capture the Venezuelan president and his wife involved at least 150 aircraft, months of surveillance – and reportedly a spy in the governmentIt took the US two hours and 28 minutes to snatch President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in the small hours of Saturday morning, an extraordinary display of imperial power that plunges 30 million Venezuelans into a profound uncertainty. But it was also months in the planning.Critical to Operation Absolute Resolve was the work of the CIA and other US intelligence agencies. From as early as August, their goal was to establish Maduro’s “pattern of life”, or as Gen Dan Caine, the chair of the US joint chiefs of staff, described it, to “understand how he moved, where he lived, where he travelled, what he ate, what he wore, what were his pets”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Edinburgh Hogmanay in pictures as Scotland brings in the New Year in style

Crowds of people gathered along the city’s Princes Street as the hour struck and the six-and-a-half-minute display got underway above Edinburgh Castle.

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3 w. ago ITV stars Susanna Reid and Kate Garraway hold back tears as GMB and This Morning’s sets are torn down amid budget cuts

GOOD Morning Britain's biggest stars fought back tears yesterday as ITV Daytime tore down its famous sets at Television Centre as it moves to a new home. The broadcaster's new look schedule comes into effect on Monday with GMB extended by half an hour, Lorraine slashed by 30 minutes and This Morning and Loose Women...

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